Wednesday, June 1, 2011

I looked at Chrome SPD shoes, but they have too many bad reviews for durability given how relatively new they are on the market. I wreck everything anyway, so I gambled on the unknown. Plus, I'm in the GMT-8 timezone, so there's some synergy there.

The DZR shoes looked normal and they clip in. I'm always looking for this combo.

I've had them for a couple weeks now. So far, so good. If they blow up prematurely, I'll be sure to report here.

Sizing-wise, they're the same as my Shimanos. I wear a 46 in both. Or 44 in Birkenstock. Or 11 in some shoes.

These DZR's are comfy, stiff enough, easy to walk in, and I like the sneaker vibe.

Cutting out the cleat space was a bit dangerous, but for those people that would buy these and not use the cleat feature (not sure who that would be since they have a world of shoes to choose from, but whatever -- stiffness, meh!), the sole is well-intact.

Stine: fasciitis -- that's the scenario. Thanks for being gentle. I don't think they're as stiff as my Shimano mnt bike shoes. But they are as stiff as the nerd sandals. Doesn't get any nerdier than that...

Bryan- I think cutting through the sole is pretty standard for casual or 'skate' style spd shoes, I've had to do that on two pairs. . . one was a pair of 5 10's and the other was an ancient pair of airwalks if I remember right. I have wider feet and tend to get this style of SPD's for that reason.

Does the cleat not contact the floor at all? My cyclocross/mtb shoes have the cleat pretty recessed but still have the occasional 'click clack click clack'... My work is near a brick side walk so it gets pretty aggravating.